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=== Forced labor investigation ===
In 2021, French prosecutors launched an investigation into whether Skechers and other brands had concealed or profited from forced [[Uyghurs|Uyghur]] labor.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Paton|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Gallois|first2=Léontine|last3=Breeden|first3=Aurelien|date=2021-07-02|title=Fashion Retailers Face Inquiry Over Suspected Ties to Forced Labor in China|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/fashion/xinjiang-forced-labor-Zara-Uniqlo-Sketchers.html|access-date=2021-07-04|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703145522/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/fashion/xinjiang-forced-labor-Zara-Uniqlo-Sketchers.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Henley|first=Jon|date=July 2, 2021|title=France investigates fashion brands over forced Uyghur labour claims|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/02/france-investigates-fashion-brands-over-forced-uyghur-labour-claims|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703072951/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/02/france-investigates-fashion-brands-over-forced-uyghur-labour-claims|url-status=live}}</ref> Skechers has found no evidence of forced labor taking place.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chua |first=Jasmin Malik |date=2021-04-19 |title=Inditex, Uniqlo, Skechers Battle Forced Labor Allegations |url=https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/labor/uyghur-forced-labor-xinjiang-uniqlo-inditex-skechers-china-france-274959/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Sourcing Journal}}</ref>
Miles Snyder"Your eyes are literally sketchers, they light up."
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